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Remove/delete an unresponsive program
A few days ago my paid subscription to Ad-Aware expired and Lavasoft,
naturally, offered a renewal at the same price or I could subscribe instead
to a free version. When I attempted to subscribe to Ad-Aware Free nothing
worked properly so after several additional attempts I decided to delete
Ad-Aware altogether, using Add/Remove Programs and Ad-Aware's own uninstall
link. Failing that ...
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12/2/2008 9:58:58 PM |
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RAM Boosting programs --- are they worth it?
Hi, all !
I have a quad-core machine, with 16GB of RAM.
I use it for very heavy duty rendering jobs, requiring lots and lots
and LOTS of memory.
Even with the 16 GB of memory and XP 64-bits, there are times the
thing goes to paged RAM.
Currently I have 2 choices --- either change the mobo and upgrade the
RAM to 32 GB, or getting one of those "RAM Boosting" programs to
manage the RA...
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12/2/2008 9:44:59 PM |
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Shared drive access issue with machine name\user name
Hey everyone,
I'm trying to map a shared drive to my computer (both machines run
windows xp pro) but everytime i attempt to log in with my username and
password, say joe_bloggs and whatever, after i click to login, windows
prepends my machinename, mighty_laptop so now the username is
mighty_laptop\joe_bloggs which of course is wrong so i am denied
access to the shared drive.
Anyone any ...
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12/2/2008 7:14:18 PM |
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New to XP
I just upgraded to XP from 98SE and need a little advice. The upgrade
included SP2 and Windows wants me to add the SP3 patch. So far I haven't
and I've heard conflicting stories about SP3. Should I keep refusing
permission for the update? I'm not really happy with this damn thing
calling home all the time,anyway. Is there any way to put a stop to that?
I'll start monitoring this new...
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12/2/2008 4:49:25 PM |
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uninstall problem
I hope somebody can help me cos I accidentally deleted agame from the
Start/programs and now I can't uninstall it.I deleted the software from
Program files but the software is still in the Add/remove programs.How do I
remove it.Thanks in advance if anybody can help me....
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12/2/2008 3:34:31 PM |
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Is the sound recorder supported by XP home edition?
In my XP media center edition on my Dell desktop the sound
recorder is available through Start > Programs > Accessories
> Entertainment but this folder is empty on my XP home
edition Compaq notebook.
The file Sndrec32.exe is on the notebook though, in the
System32 sub directory. But the volume control program,
Sndvol32.exe, is missing. I copied the volume file over to
the notebo...
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12/2/2008 3:09:46 AM |
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Mouse has been hyper of late!
Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving.
Question is this; I have new batteries in the mouse & for some reason, it
has started to dance around & right out of the window I may be working in,
right in mid sentence - any ideas ? Thanks IA
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Dallas.....
Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T
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12/2/2008 12:48:50 AM |
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About external hard drives
I'm ready to buy an external hard drive and there are three office
supply/computer stores here offering 500GB units for about the same price,
$80-90, made by Western Digital, Maxtor, and Seagate. (Maybe Seagate and
Maxtor are the same company now; the Seagate box says "Maxtor technology" in
one corner.)
Would anyone with experience care to recommend one of these over the other?
(I kn...
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12/1/2008 6:55:52 PM |
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Unprivatize files???
Windows XP Pro SP3 with latest patches.
When I added a p/w to one of my admin accounts, XP
asked if I wanted to make its files private-and I answered
Yes. Now my standard user is having issues running
one of the apps intalled by the admin. How can I "unprivatize"
the files back in the admin account?
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Remove XSPAM
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12/1/2008 5:47:09 PM |
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Computerized long reading passages
I am taking the dental exam. There is a section for reading comprehension.
The problem is there is a frame within a frame. There is not any thumb.
There is a grid bar. The first frame has two arrow buttons one at top and
other at bottom. The second has two pairs, one on top and other on bottom.
I can not seem to get scroll without moving too fast. In order words
paragraphs are om...
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12/1/2008 1:11:45 PM |
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Windows Task Manager, Processes' tab
Why is it that when I close a program (Ex. Outlook) it remains open in the
'Windows Task Manager, Processes' tab? Sometimes there are multiple copies
open.
How due a get these applications to close (End Process) when the program
closes?
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12/1/2008 9:28:13 AM |
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wireless network detected pop-up in WinXP
How do I remove the "wireless network detected" message in XP? This darn
message keeps popping up and I'd like to remove it completely.
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jgt
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12/1/2008 3:55:45 AM |
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Service Pack 3 and Visual Basic 6 run-time
Hello,
Can somebody tell me if the Visual Basic 6 run-time is installed by default
by XP SP3? Just to know if we need to deploy it seperately or not.
Kind regards,
Jo Goos...
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12/1/2008 3:42:17 AM |
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internet package loss
I have had this problem for a while now and cannot resolve it by myself.
am using XP with sp3, and during an Internet session the service becomes
unavailable, I am still connected but cannot send or receive packages, all I
can do
is reconnect, I use dialup only
thank you
With kind regards From WillofAustralia
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12/1/2008 1:11:30 AM |
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Deleting unnecessary files
Several months ago I replaced Norton (by Symantec) with McAfee.
I went to Start > Control Panel > Add or remove programs and removed
Norton and Symantec applications.
Yesterday while cleaning up temporary files, I discovered that my hard
drive has several folders with Symantec files. As best I can tell, my
computer is still loading Symantec's automatic update when it boots (I
remo...
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11/30/2008 11:09:32 PM |
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Windows Task Manager, Processes' tab
Why is it that when I close a program (Ex. Outlook) it remains open in the
'Windows Task Manager, Processes' tab? Sometimes there are multiple copies
open.
How due a get these applications to close (End Process) when the program
closes?
I am running Windows XP, service pack #3
...
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11/29/2008 9:55:53 PM |
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Wordpad
Hi.
I was going to buy Word 2000 then I noticed that Wordpad comes with XP and
is very similiar.
Anyone know if and how I can add 'line dividers' (separate sections) like in
Word 2000 (Under the 'Insert' menu). Also, I know that I can align 'bullets'
left, centre, or right but can I adjust them anywhere along the line? ...
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11/29/2008 1:53:21 AM |
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Windows XP Explorer Search Function Not Working
I recently installed Service Pack 3 on my Windows XP Pro computer.
Since then the Windows Explorer Search Function does not work properly
When I click start - search - all files and folders - the search box
comes up properly.
When I try to search for a file name, the search window comes up that
says "searching for files...," but nothing happens. The hour glass
comes up, but nothing happe...
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11/28/2008 11:39:49 PM |
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portable media device mapped to 2 drives
Why does my portable media device (Sansa e260 mp3 player) map to two separate
drives (I: and F:) when I plug it into one USB port? How do I get it to map
to only one drive?...
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11/28/2008 10:44:14 PM |
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re upgrading from service pack 2 to service pack 3
my system is a Dell Dimension 4700C with Windows XP Professional SP2.
I recently upgraded to SP3 via download from a microsoft site. The reinstall
cd that came with the system is for SP2. Do I need a reinstall cd for the
SP3, should I find it necessary to do a reinstall - as I did a couple of
times with the SP2 - or will I just have to try and download a new copy from
the microsoft site?
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11/28/2008 9:50:06 PM |
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computer shut down
My computer re-starts on it's own about 1 to 2 seconds after shutdown. This
only happens if I have been using the stand by. When I use the shut down
AFTER it restarts and before I have ever used "stand-by"; it will then shut
down normally. Can anyone help? and thanks
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jon e...
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11/28/2008 6:46:47 PM |
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Windows/Temp
Is it safe to delete all files I find in C:\Windows\Temp ?
How about the Corecomp.ini files that are in several folders named
similarily to _ISTMP1.DIR ?
I have almost eighty folders named with a ten digit number starting with 121
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
example: 1214071708
There are no files in these folders. Can they be deleted?
As a general rule - is it always safe to delete a folder o...
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11/28/2008 6:00:43 PM |
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Computer logs out immediately after logging in
I have a computer that unfortunately is 1000 mls away from where I am at
vthe moment, but when I go there at Christmas I need to get it up and
running as I earn my living on it.
As soon as I log in it starts tload settings then immediately logs out
again. I'm suspecting the only way is a windows (XP Home Edition) reinstall,
though the computer was given to me by a neighbour and I don't thin...
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11/28/2008 12:26:38 AM |
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MS planning registry cleaner?
Rumor has it, MS will be coming out with a FREE AV bundled with the FREE
Anti-Spyware....
Must have been a significant enough rumor as Symantec and McAfee stock
went
down.
AVG/AVAST others may have to scale down efforts, unfortunately as
revenues
may fall on their fee-based products.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Symantec-McAfee-slide-Microsoft-eyes/story.aspx?guid=%7BE37534C2-BF...
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11/28/2008 12:17:55 AM |
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'RAID Controller'
I'm using an ASUS PC & have just re-loaded Windows XP Home I've loaded up
all the disks I've previously done. But It's asking for 'RAID Controller'
in System Properties, Device Manager, in Other devices. What is it after,
what is RAID Controller for?
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11/27/2008 7:06:01 PM |